Chicago
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Apple getting back into the classroom with announcement at Lane Tech
Mar 24, 2018 1:15 am - Apple is preparing to introduce new low-cost iPads and education software next week in a bid to win back students and teachers from Google and Microsoft. In its first ma...
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Chicago: Obama Library infrastructure could total $175M
Mar 23, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Private dollars will pay for building former President Barack Obama's library, but road and other work near the Chicago site could cost taxpayers. The cit...
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'Chicago Fire' actress DuShon Monique Brown dead at 49
Mar 23, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Actress DuShon Monique Brown, who played a secretary in the NBC show "Chicago Fire," has died at age 49. The Cook County medical examiner's spokeswoman Be...
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Chicago mayor, congressman part of Puerto Rico delegation
Mar 23, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Rahm Emanuel's office says the Chicago mayor and U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez are leading a delegation of local officials on a humanitarian visit to Puerto Ri...
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Man convicted in 2014 shooting death of Chicago teacher
Mar 23, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A jury has convicted a man in the 2014 shooting death of a Chicago special education teacher. The Chicago Tribune reports the jury returned the verdict We...
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Man dies, officers wounded in shootout in suburban Chicago
Mar 23, 2018 7:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a man has died and two police officers were wounded in a shootout following a suburban Chicago traffic stop. The Aurora Police Depa...
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5 stories from Chicago of interest in the suburbs
Mar 23, 2018 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who handily won part renomination despite the unsweetened beverage tax controversy, has decided to seek the chairmanship of...
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Analysis: Berrios loss the latest example of money takedown of Democratic machineMar 22, 2018 11:00 am - If video killed the radio star, big money is sealing the fate of the old Democratic machine. It was a political newcomer - a nobody, as the old pols used to say - who t...
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Companies attempt to dismiss lead contamination lawsuit
Mar 22, 2018 7:00 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - Companies taken to court over property damage from the contaminated USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago have asked a federal judge to dismi...
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Chicago, Reno mayors place wager on Loyola-Nevada matchup
Mar 22, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve have made what they say is a "sweet wager" on the NCAA basketball matchup between their hometown...